The Caltech Associates

In this image, Streptococcus bacteria (green) are seen aggregated around host cells (orange) and host cell nuclei (blue). Unlike animals and plants, bacteria can eat and respire an extraordinary range of nutrients. Understanding this defining feature of bacterial biology can be leveraged to control their growth.

After an elegant dinner in a private home tomorrow night, we’ll hear from Professor Dianne Newman, Caltech’s Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology. Professor Newman will share how her team built upon knowledge of bacterial anaerobic respiration to develop a new strategy to treat chronic infections caused by a bacterium resistant to antibiotics and commonly found in wound infections, including those associated with implanted medical devices such as catheters and ventilators.

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Imaging Breakthroughs Provide Insight into the Dynamic Architectures of HIV Proteins Caltech researchers have developed a protocol for taking the first images of HIV as it undergoes a complex shape-shifting process.

The Remains of an Ancient Planet Lie Deep Within Earth The remnants of an ancient planet that collided with Earth to form the Moon lie deep within the earth, according to a new model from Caltech researchers and collaborators.